MLK's Southern Campaign Flashcards

1
Q

What organisation was MLK the President of?

A

Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

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2
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What form of protest did MLK believe in and who inspired him to use it?

A

Peaceful protests; Mahatma Gandhi

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3
Q

When were the Freedom rides?

A

1961

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4
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Who organised the Freedom rides?

A

James Farmer

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5
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What were the rides designed to test?

A

Test if bus restroom facilities had been desegregated after the 1961 Supreme Court ruling made them

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6
Q

What did the Freedom riders know they’d find in the Deep South?

A

That the desegregation would get less and less and receive more and more violence

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7
Q

Why did Farmer plan the crisis?

A

Had the intention to provoke a crisis

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8
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How would the publicity of the rides affect the US?

A

The world would look in disappointment at the US’s inability to desegregate efficiently

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9
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Why did Farmer believe that this was the only way forward?

A

Seemed like the only way to get the government to enforce segregation rather than just pass it

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10
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What occurred at the first few buses?

A

Riders were attacked and beaten up at several stops

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11
Q

What happened at Anniston, Alabama?

A

One bus was firebombed after being chased by 50 cars (some being police cars), which the media covered as shocking to show the violent levels

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12
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What happened to Freedom riders?

A

They were imprisoned or beaten up

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